We have reached the end of this half term and I think we are all ready for a rest. We have been so fortunate that the weather has held out and we have had the opportunity to continue with outdoor play without coats, hats, gloves and all the other winter clothes. It will be nice to have some cold crisp days so that the children can see the changing environment which bring new learning opportunities and experiences.
With the cold weather potentially coming soon could you please make sure that any extra clothing that comes in is labelled. This is really important as we do spend a lot of time looking for lost items that are not labelled which is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
After the holidays the children do not need to bring a drinking bottle to school. We will provide water for them throughout the day.
I wish you all a lovely holiday.
Mrs Robinson:)

This week we have been focusing on celebrating difference. We have enjoyed sharing many stories which have promoted lots of positive discussion. We also joined in the school art display which will be filmed with the drone on Monday morning. The children have enjoyed the story of 'Handa's Surprise' and we looked at the different fruits that are eaten in the story. We have decided to make a tropical fruit salad next week to try fruits that we don't normally eat.
I have put all the times for parent consultations in the entrance to the unit. Please speak to me if you have any queries regarding this. On Tuesday morning the consultations will be help in the main school and on Thursday evening they will be held in the unit. I am looking forward to seeing you all and sharing information about your child's first weeks at Little Heath.
Have a great weekend.
Mrs Robinson:)

We have had a fantastic week in nursery and the children are beginning to understand how important it is to care for each other. We have been working very hard with sharing and accepting that sometimes we cannot always have what we want when we want it. Even when we really really want it. We will continue to support the children throughout the year with this concept.
I think the weather is about to change so can you please make sure your child has some welly boots in school so that we can access the outside area regardless of the weather.
We have created a new role play area which has a safari jeep in it. We are going to be looking at African animals and the children will have the opportunity to dress up as the animals and look at their habitat.
The children have done well with the makaton signs and we will be introducing some new ones next week. We will also be  holding a themed week around celebrating differences. Through this we hope to raise awareness,tolerance and acceptance levels of the the children of the many differences that exist between people in different ways.

Can you please send in a family photograph so that we can talk about our families and who lives with us.
Have a great weekend.
Mrs Robinson:)

As I am writing this blog I am enjoying the lovely smell of banana bread cooking in the oven. The children have enjoyed chopping and mashing the bananas with different implements. I am now waiting for a piece to arrive on my desk.
We have been busy again this week and  have been focusing on working together and being kind to our friends. The children have to share their space with lots of other children and sometimes they find this hard. Sitting next to someone, sharing a toy, talking to each other. Things we take for granted do not always work for 3 and 4 year olds. We always encourage the children to respect each other and we support their use of appropriate age related language. While we are doing this we are going to introduce some basic Makaton signs for them to use. This will help all the children with communication and language  as verbal language can sometimes be a barrier. I will be putting up some signs on the door next week. These can be fun to use at home with your family.
Next week we are going to be playing lots of games that support communication and language. We are also going to be making some sandwiches and having a picnic towards the end of the week.
Have a great weekend.
Mrs Robinson:)